Kotetsu Yamamoto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kotetsu Yamamoto

Japanese professional wrestler and referee

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1941

Place of Birth: Minami-ku, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 28-Aug-2010

Profession: referee, professional wrestler

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Kotetsu Yamamoto

  • Masaru Yamamoto (?? ?, Yamamoto Masaru, October 30, 1941 – August 28, 2010), known by his ring name Kotetsu Yamamoto (????, Yamamoto Kotetsu) was a Japanese professional wrestler, referee, and color commentator for New Japan Pro Wrestling.
  • He was named "Kotetsu" ("Little Iron") by former Japanese pro wrestler Toyonobori after the famous knight, Aizu-No-Kotetsu.
  • Originally a wrestler, Yamamoto was mostly known for his tag team The Yamaha Brothers with Kantaro Hoshino but made his biggest mark as a trainer in the New Japan Dojo having helped train Keiji Mutoh, Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru Suzuki, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Masahiro Chono among others.

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